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In a statement released to NBC former presidential candidate Sarah Palin has endorsed Republican Donald Trump’s presidential bid.
Trump and Palin may have something up their sleeve, because he seemed really happy with Palin’s support.
“I am greatly honored to receive Sarah’s endorsement,” Mr. Trump said in a statement trumpeting Mrs. Palin’s decision. “She is a friend, and a high-quality person whom I have great respect for. I am proud to have her support.”
This could all be a way for Trump to gain support in the state of Iowa.
”Over the years Palin has actually cultivated a number of relationships in Iowa,” said Craig Robinson, the former executive director of the Republican Party of Iowa and publisher of the website The Iowa Republican. ”There are the Tea Party activists who still think she’s great and a breath of fresh air, but she also did a good job of courting Republican donors in the state,” he added.
Although Palin’s support won’t assure Trump a seat in the Oval Office (especially since she could not get her own crack at the high chair), it could get him a nice amount of “evangelical vote into a war for the soul of the party,” said Ralph Reed, the chairman of the Faith and Freedom Coalition.
